2010s - Grow With Us campaign adds to and upgrades church facilities; 100th Anniversary planned

The year 2014 marks the 100th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour in Stone Harbor, NJ.

In 1910, Mrs. Anna Salvesen invited the children of the town to her son's birthday party as a means of starting a weekly Sunday School. From that beginning, a group of women organized weekly interdenominational services.

Rev. Silas Dougherty, Synodical Superintendent of the Synod of Eastern Pennsylvania, visited Stone Harbor with the view of studying the community to determine the need of a Lutheran church. Thirty-two members enrolled for membership and the church was incorporated on October 14, 1914. In the past 100 years, four ministers have permanently served the congregation.

A summer Bible conference, known as Assembly-By-The-Sea, ran from 1918 till 1952 and was the predecessor of our current Vacation Bible School.

Over the past century, the faithful members of Our Saviour have worked diligently to continue to serve the community in faith. In the words of the dedication from the 50th anniversary, "this celebration is respectfully dedicated to the past members of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, for we are laboring upon that which they built; and to the present members, because we are now laboring for a church for our children; and to our future members, for our children will only have the kind of church we give them."

Monthly Events to Celebrate

Our Saviour Lutheran Church will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2014 alongside the Borough of Stone Harbor's celebration.

What's planned is as follows:
Monthly thematic celebrations with exhibits and special programming followed by special coffee hours, except for the summer months.
All in 2014, all on Sundays, at the church at 93rd and Third Ave.

January 12 - Ministers of Our SaviourClick here to read the Anniversary Moment for January

February 9 - Church FacilitiesClick here to read the Anniversary Moment for February

March 9 - Sunday SchoolClick here to read the Sunday School presentation for March

April 13 - Music ProgramClick here to read about a Century of Music at Our Saviour